With "Playstation NOW", i don't see the need to buy playstation devices ever

[zuvuyeay]

BasilZero said:

zuvuyeay said:
well it is teh future of everything,streaming/cloud whatever you want to call it but it isn't ready to go yet is it

i don't see why nintendo and sony don't get their older games out on other platforms though if they can easy money from the big wide casual world especially nintendo with their back catalogue

This.

Especially Nintendo who has a huge catalogue of games, they could make a App and call it "Virtual Console" - release it on PC and mobiles/tablets alongside the WiiU and 3DS.

Be it like a digital distribution program (think of Steam for an example) where people will be able to pay for games (and if they own a game from the current virtual console it could just transfer over - of course they would need an account system) on their own chosen platform. Of course limit the App/Program with only NES, SNES, N64, GCN, GB/GBC and GBA games. 

I think they should do a 2 gen rule where a current gen and its previous gen should not be available (so that way any additional units they still make of a previous gen i.e. Wii Mini could still sell alongside the current gen i.e. WiiU).

Of course I am not counting licensing issues/royalty fees and all, just saying it might be a good idea but who knows it could be a financially bad idea :P. But its either that or have people play pirated roms/isos of games via emulators - this could be a solution to combat piracy as well.

it can't be far away especially for nintendo as they have so many games they can use for the mobile market,core console buyers will always buy consoles i think and obviously you wouldn't put current gen on the store

an outright cloud service wil only work in certain areas anyway judging by connections